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It's believed the competition will generate an estimated £10million for the local economy.

As many 2,000 competitors are taking part in one of the world’s largest Irish dancing competitions with dancers coming from as far afield as North America, Russia, Australia and South Africa. (Image: 2013 Getty Images)

Frank McAveety, the leader of Glasgow City Council commented on the event. He said: "I’m delighted to welcome the All Scotland Championships in Irish Dance back to the Royal Concert Hall and to have so many talented young dancers competing in the city over the coming days.

"The coveted Championships are set to be an unmissable celebration of music and dance.

"The fact that such prestigious Irish Dance competitions continue to choose Glasgow as their destination of choice time and time again consolidates our reputation as a world class events city that delivers for event organisers and audiences.

"Major Events is a fundamental pillar of Glasgow’s tourism economy and it is a priority within the city’s new Tourism and Visitor Plan to 2023."

And this isn't the first time Glasgow has hosted such a renowned dance event. In 2002, it was the first city outside of Ireland to host The Worlds and since then, Glasgow has hosted the competition in 2007, 2010 and 2016.